WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - October 1944

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Army Form C.2118
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	29		By first light 44 and 46 Bdes of 15 (S) Div had arrived in the area to take up their posns with the 227 Bde following. 46 Bde took up a posn astride rd South of DEURNE on the DEURNE - MEIJEL rd. 44 Bde west of ASTEN and 22 going into ASTEN. 1 Hereford still remained in the area GRIENDTSVEEN 7117 with 2 E Yorks to the West watching the southern approaches, with the 15/19 H probing and recceing the lanes as far as the inter-Div bdy running west to East on the 16 Grid. The Hun mad little progress during the day - the general advance being held. Preparations were being made for a counter-attack bij 15 (S) Div. Ccr of 7 Us Armd Div held their ground on the ASTEN _MEIJEL rd but the ccb became involved and owing to confused reports was unable to give its exact locations. The airforce was able to give excellent sp during the day owing to good weather and succeeded in destroying the five brs across the Canal.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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